1. Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends - and hardly ever our own grown children - Ruth Goode

8. My granddaughter came to spend a few weeks with me and I decided to teach her to sew. After I had gone through a lengthly explanation of how to thread the machine,she stepped back, put her hands on her hips and said in disbelief "you mean you can do all that but you can't play my Game Boy?

7. The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby's grandparents. You feel completely comfortable in trusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. ~ Dave Barry